Result of AGM

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Boku Inc. announced that all resolutions were passed at its Annual General Meeting, with director re-elections receiving strong support, for example, Richard Pennycook was re-elected with 99.96% of votes in favour, and the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor was unanimously approved. The company also confirmed the retirement of Non-Executive Director Jon Prideaux and the immediate establishment of a Nominations Committee, chaired by Loren I. Shuster, to enhance corporate governance.

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Boku Inc
17 June 2026
 

17 June 2026

 

Boku, Inc.

("Boku" or the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")

Result of AGM, Board Change and Board Committee Update

Boku (AIM: BOKU), a global network of Local Payment Methods, is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company ("AGM"), held earlier today, all resolutions were passed. The results of the proxy voting for the resolutions are set out in the table below.

Resolution

In Favour

Against

Number of votes withheld

Number of votes

%

Number of votes

%

1 to 7

 

Election of the following as directors of the Company until the 2027 annual general meeting of the Company.


Richard Pennycook

214,238,654

99.96

81,001

0.04

7,537

Stuart Neal

213,585,070

99.67

706,103

0.33

36,019

Robert Whittick

213,620,196

99.67

699,459

0.33

7,537

Charlotta Ginman

213,584,487

99.67

706,686

0.33

36,019

Meriel Lenfestey

213,588,442

99.67

702,731

0.33

36,019

Loren I. Shuster

213,610,280

99.67

709,375

0.33

7,537

Mark Britto

213,616,924

99.67

702,731

0.33

7,537

8

Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company.

214,319,655

100

0

0.00

7,537

9

Authorise the Company's Audit Committee to determine PwC's remuneration.

214,291,173

100

0

0.00

36,019

10

Approve, on an advisory basis, the Directors' Remuneration Report set out in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025

204,543,295

99.96

84,273

0.04

9,699,624

 

Board Change

As announced on 17 March 2026, Boku confirms that Jon Prideaux, a Non-Executive Director of the Company since 1 January 2024 and prior to that Chief Executive Officer from 2014 to the end of 2023, retired from the Board immediately prior to today's AGM. We congratulate Jon on his long and distinguished career at Boku and wish him well in his future endeavours.    

Board Committee Update

Boku also announces that, in addition to the Board's existing Audit and Remuneration Committees, as part of its commitment to sound corporate governance, the Board has decided to appoint a Nominations Committee (the "NomCo") with immediate effect. The Terms of Reference of the NomCo will shortly be made available on the Company's website.

The NomCo will be chaired by Loren, I Shuster, an Independent Non-Executive Director, and all other Independent Non-Executive Directors of the Company (Charlotta Ginman and Meriel Lenfestey) as well as Richard Pennycook, Board Chair, will serve on the NomCo. Stuart Neal, Chief Executive Officer will be a permanent attendee.

Boku's Audit and Remuneration Committees are both staffed exclusively by Independent Non-Executive Directors.  The Audit Committee is Chaired by Charlotta Ginman and includes Loren I. Shuster and Meriel Lenfestey and the Remuneration Committee, is Chaired by Meriel Lenfestey and includes Charlotta Ginman and Loren I. Shuster.

Enquiries:

Boku, Inc.

Stuart Neal, Chief Executive Officer                                                                         +44 (0)20 3805 4822

Rob Whittick, Chief Financial Officer

Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker)                                     +44 (0)20 7597 5970

Nick Prowting/Kamalini Hull/Patrick Robb

Headland Consultancy (Financial PR & IR)                                                           +44 (0)20 3805 4822

Matt Denham / Henry Wallers / Georgina Powley

Notes to Editors

Boku Inc. (AIM: BOKU) is a global network of Local Payment Methods (LPMs). Through a single integration, Boku provides its merchants with access to a comprehensive network of Direct Carrier Billing (DCB), Digital Wallets and Account-to-Account (A2A) real-time payment schemes, reaching over 7 billion consumer payment accounts worldwide. Boku also enables merchants to distribute their services via its Bundling product and provides additional value-added services, including currency conversion and cross-border funds settlement, facilitating international expansion.

Boku's merchants include the world's largest technology, media and entertainment companies, who trust the Group to simplify their integration to hundreds of LPMs, acquire new paying users and prevent fraud.

Boku Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in London, UK, with offices in the US, India, Brazil, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan and Vietnam.

To learn more about Boku Inc., please visit: https://www.boku.com

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